IT 3318 Unit 4 Assignment Threats, Vulnerabilities and Maintenance
IT 3318 Unit 4 Assignment Threats, Vulnerabilities and Maintenance
IT 3318 Unit 4 Assignment Threats, Vulnerabilities and Maintenance
Question
IT 3318 Systems Administration
Preparation
By now you
should have completed the labs in the Hands-On Labs for this unit and saved the
lab report PDF for submission with this assignment.
Instructions
Complete
the following in a Word document titled “Unit 4 Assignment.”
Labs-Related
Assignment
​The
Windows disk defragmenter is an important tool for keeping hard drives running
efficiently.
Explain in
detail how this tool helps optimize hard drives.
Is the
optimizing tool recommended for use with solid state (SSD) drives? Why or why
not?
Windows
update is a method used by Windows systems to deploy security reinforcements,
software updates, and hotfixes. Often this process is performed automatically.
Explain the
pros and cons of automatic updates.
Explain how
to prevent automatic updates on your network. Why might you do this?
Non-Lab
Assignment:
Systems
administrators aim to keep their computer systems up-to-date. Windows systems
have built-in tools that systems administrators can use to fine-tune the
system. A popular tool in Windows systems is the performance monitor.
Explain
what the performance monitor does and how the information it provides helps the
sysadmin maintain the network.